1. International Electrotechnical Commission

2. IEC mission Leading platform for Standards and Conformity Assessment Systems Facilitate international trade and enhance user value Encourage national adoption of International Standards Ensure technical and market relevance

3. St. Louis 1904: palace of electricity

5. Scope of the IEC Millions of devices and systems that use or produce electricity and contain electronics. Interoperability, safety, performance, EMC, waste management and environment

6. Global knowledge platform <20 000 experts > 170 TC/SCs 9 000 International Standards > 1 million certificates issued

9. Fully participate in international standardization activities Can comment and vote on all documents Technical work: P-Members – send experts, participate in all technical meetings O-Members – may participate only in plenary meetings 60 full Members (National Committees)

10. Limited participation of countries with limited resources Can comment on all technical documents Technical work: May become P-Members and vote in up to 4 TC/SCs on all technical documents - send experts May comment on all technical documents produced by other TC/SCs 23 Associate Members

11. Select participation (free of charge) via IEC Affiliate Country Programme (not a membership) – may adopt 200 IEC International Standards nationally at no cost and learn about IEC Conformity Assessment Systems (ACAS) Technical work: May nominate 5 experts – who may access working documents of up to 10 TC/SCs electronically, comment and submit questions via email 84 Affiliate countries

12. Structure of the IEC COUNCIL (C) (Full Member National Committees) COUNCIL BOARD (CB) CENTRAL OFFICE (The Executive) SMB (STANDARDIZATION MANAGEMENT BOARD) Management of International Standards work Technical Committees Strategic Groups CAB Working Groups IECEE IECEx Special Working Groups Technical Advisory Committees MSB (MARKET STRATEGY BOARD) Technology watch / market priorities CAB (CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BOARD) Management of conformity assessment policies, activities and systems EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (EXCO) (IEC Officers) Management Advisory Committees IECQ Systems Work IECRE

13. 13 IEC-ReCNA Boston IEC-LARC São Paulo IECQ-IECEx Sydney IEC CO Geneva IEC-APRC Singapore 13 IEC-AFRC Nairobi IEC Offices

22. Through your National Committee Access to IEC working documents and participation in standardization work is under the responsibility of each National Committee Public commenting: www.iec.ch/comment/www.iec.ch/comment/ More information: http://www.iec.chhttp://www.iec.ch How to participate

23. International Electrotechnical Commission